Seat-belt aortic injury.
A case of blunt injury to the abdominal aorta is presented. A deceleration injury with seat-belt compression caused dislodgement of atheromatous fragments as emboli from an atherosclerotic aorta. Atherosclerosis is common, and the compulsory wearing of seat-belts may make this injury more frequent.
Siriwardena
A K
AK
Vascular Surgical Unit, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, U.K.
D000368:Aged; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000293:injuries*; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000150:complications; D004617:Embolism / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012622:Seat Belts; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000209:etiology*